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Hardcover. Natural disasters in Asian countries have brought global attention to the work of local Buddhist communities and groups. Here, the contributors examine local Buddhist communities and international Buddhist organizations engaged in a variety of relief work in countries including India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, and Japan. Editor(s): Kawanami, Hiroko; Samuel, Geoffrey. Series: Contemporary Anthropology of Religion. Num Pages: 236 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FM; 1FP; HRE; JFSR; JKSR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 18. Weight in Grams: 408.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380227
- ISBN
- 9781137380227
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.89
€ 66.89
Hardcover. This book examines the multiple relationships between education, pedagogy, and social change in Latin America and beyond through a discussion of critical theory in education and its uses in Latin American society today. An international group of contributors discuss both individual countries and the region as a whole. Editor(s): Motta, Sara C.; Cole, Mike. Series: Marxism and Education. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KL; JFF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 139 x 22. Weight in Grams: 484.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137380678
- ISBN
- 9781137380678
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 47.48
€ 52.51
€ 47.48
Hardcover. Public Policy Challenges Facing Higher Education in the American West is the first regional public policy study of American higher education. Editor(s): Goodchild, Lester F.; Jonsen, Richard W.; Limerick, Patty; Longanecker, David A. Series: Higher Education and Society. Num Pages: 223 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; JNF; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 504.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137381972
- ISBN
- 9781137381972
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.51€ 47.79
€ 52.51
€ 47.79
Hardcover. With original and engaging contributions, this Handbook confirms feminist scholarship in development studies as a vibrant research field. It reveals the diverse ways that feminist theory and practice inform and shape gender analysis and development policies, bridging generations of feminists from different institutions, disciplines and regions. Editor(s): Harcourt, Wendy. Num Pages: 584 pages, 19 black & white illustrations, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JFFK; JFSJ1; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 159. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2016
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137382726
- ISBN
- 9781137382726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 289.14
€ 289.14
Hardcover. This book provides critically examines how recent international developments in victims theory and policy are experienced within specific local contexts. The chapters approach key criminological issues including the experience of criminal justice agencies, policy formulation, the construction of victim identities and the 'discovery' of new victims. Editor(s): Wilson, Dean; Ross, Stuart. Series: Palgrave Studies in Victims and Victimology. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JKV; LAR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 505.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137383921
- ISBN
- 9781137383921
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 183.29
€ 183.29
Hardcover. The post-Yugoslav states have developed very differently since Yugoslavia dissolved in the early 1990s. This book analyzes the foreign policies of the post-Yugoslav states, thereby focusing on the main goals, actors, decision-making processes and influences on the foreign policies of these countries. Editor(s): Keil, Soeren; Stahl, Bernhard. Series: New Perspectives on South-East Europe. Num Pages: 280 pages, 8 figures, 1 maps, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1DVWY; JPQB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 464.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384126
- ISBN
- 9781137384126
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.63
€ 67.63
Hardcover. The diffusion of fascism in Europe coincided with a wave of dictatorships that supplanted democratic regimes. This volume explores this interaction and in their historical context. Editor(s): Costa-Pinto, Antonio; Kallis, Aristotle. Num Pages: 317 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJG; HBJD; HBLW; JPFQ; JPHX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 237 x 25. Weight in Grams: 638.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384409
- ISBN
- 9781137384409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 152.89
€ 152.89
Hardcover. What does it mean to be a woman in the 21st century? The feminist movement has a long and rich history, but is its time now passed? This edited collection is driven by the question, why is feminism viewed by some (we would add a majority) as outdated, no longer necessary and having achieved its goals, and what role have the media played in this? Editor(s): Savigny, Heather; Warner, Helen. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JM; JFCA; JFD; JFFK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 388.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137384652
- ISBN
- 9781137384652
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.68
€ 100.68
Hardcover. This volume examines contemporary Eastern European youth cultures from an interdisciplinary perspective, investigating how the radical changes resulting from the demise of state Socialisms and concurrent increased globalization processes have resulted in huge challenges for young people and a reimagining of youth itself. Editor(s): Schwartz, Matthias; Winkel, Heike. Num Pages: 392 pages, 3. BIC Classification: 1D; JFSG; JFSP2; JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 141. Weight in Grams: 454.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2015
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385123
- ISBN
- 9781137385123
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.43
€ 68.43
Hardcover. A collection of essays calling into question the ideas of the new radicalism in contemporary political theory. Editor(s): Smulewicz-Zucker, Gregory R.; Thompson, Michael J. Series: Political Philosophy and Public Purpose. Num Pages: 292 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPS; JPA; JPFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 148 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385154
- ISBN
- 9781137385154
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.39
€ 67.39
Hardcover. A unique, comparative survey of community-based research within a higher education context, featuring some of the top scholars in the field, this book brings together a global range of experiences with community-based research and engages the leaders in the field worldwide to set out visions for future directions, practices, and developments. Editor(s): Munck, Professor Ronaldo; McIlrath, Lorraine; Hall, Budd; Tandon, Rajesh. Num Pages: 261 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: JFFS; JNKP; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 142 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385277
- ISBN
- 9781137385277
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.03€ 88.31
€ 105.03
€ 88.31
Hardcover. This volume introduces and compares different concepts of culture in social movement research. It assesses their advantages and shortcomings, drawing links to anthropology, discourse analysis, sociology of emotions, narration, spatial theory, and others. Each contribution's approach is illustrated with recent cases of mobilization. Editor(s): Baumgarten, Britta; Daphi, Priska; Ullrich, Peter. Series: Palgrave Studies in European Political Sociology. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFF; JPW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 217 x 24. Weight in Grams: 528.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137385789
- ISBN
- 9781137385789
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.15
€ 68.15
Hardcover. This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights. The book examines the impact children's rights and Childhood Studies has had on how children are constructed and regulated internationally. Editor(s): Smith, Anne B. Series: Studies in Childhood and Youth. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSP1; JKSB1; JNL; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 224 x 26. Weight in Grams: 558.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386090
- ISBN
- 9781137386090
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.71
€ 67.71
Paperback. Since the 1950s, the study of early attachment and separation has been dominated by a school of psychology that is Euro-American in its theoretical assumptions. Based on ethnographic studies in a range of locales, this book goes beyond prior efforts to critique attachment theory, providing a cross-cultural basis for understanding human development. Editor(s): Quinn, Naomi; Mageo, Jeannette Marie. Series: Culture, Mind and Society. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JHMC; JMS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137386748
- ISBN
- 9781137386748
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 72.54
€ 72.54
Paperback. A multidisciplinary analysis of the role of values and virtue in public administration, this book calls for a rediscovery of virtue. It explores ways of enabling the public sector to balance the values that are presently dominant with classic values such as accountability, representation, equality, neutrality, transparency and public interest. Editor(s): Vries, Michiel S. de; Kim, Pan Suk. Series: Governance and Public Management. Num Pages: 344 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; JPH; JPP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 139 x 216 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137387981
- ISBN
- 9781137387981
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.84
€ 128.84
Hardcover. Psychosocial studies challenges the traditions of psychology and sociology from a genuinely transdisciplinary perspective. The book reflects this agenda in its varied theoretical and empirical strands, producing a newly contextualised and restless body of understanding of how 'psychic' and 'social' processes intertwine. Editor(s): Frosh, Stephen. Series: Studies in the Psychosocial. Num Pages: 248 pages, 3 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: JFS; JHBA; JMAF; JMH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 223 x 21. Weight in Grams: 434.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388179
- ISBN
- 9781137388179
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 100.83
€ 100.83
Hardcover. While brain injury can be a potentially devastating childhood medical condition this book explores the developing field of neuropsychology to suggest it is not inevitable. It draws together contributions from leading international clinicians and researchers to provide an authoritative guide to help children with brain injury using neuropsychology. Editor(s): Reed, Jonathan; Byard, Katie; Fine, Howard. Num Pages: 313 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JMC; MJW; MMJ; MQVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 474.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388209
- ISBN
- 9781137388209
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.43
€ 128.43
Paperback. While brain injury can be a potentially devastating childhood medical condition this book explores the developing field of neuropsychology to suggest it is not inevitable. It draws together contributions from leading international clinicians and researchers to provide an authoritative guide to help children with brain injury using neuropsychology. Editor(s): Reed, Jonathan; Byard, Katie; Fine, Howard. Num Pages: 304 pages, 10 figures, 17 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JMC; MJW; MMJ; MQVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 138 x 18. Weight in Grams: 372.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2015th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388216
- ISBN
- 9781137388216
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 128.15
€ 128.15
Hardcover. The worldwide appearance and expression of adult education and lifelong learning have changed significantly during the past 20 years. This book explores recent changes in their related national and international policies, how they intersect with developments in higher education and how they may contribute to debates on citizenship and democracy. Editor(s): Milana, Marcella; Nesbit, Tom. Series: Palgrave Studies in Global Citizenship Education and Democracy. Num Pages: 288 pages, 9 black & white tables, 2 figures. BIC Classification: JNF; JNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 144 x 22. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137388247
- ISBN
- 9781137388247
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.30
€ 140.30
Hardcover. Too often, scholars treat transnationalism as a conflict in which the local, regional, and national give way to globalized identity. As these varied studies of German cities show, though, the urban environment is actually a site of trans-localism that is not merely oppositional, but that adapts itself dialectically to the forces of globalization. Editor(s): Diefendorf, Jeffry M.; Ward, Janet. Series: Studies in European Culture and History. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; JFSG; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 164 x 234 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137390165
- ISBN
- 9781137390165
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.88
€ 67.88